Lewis Miller (soccer)

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Lewis Miller
Personal information
Full name Lewis Miller
Date of birth (2000-08-24) 24 August 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
 Hibernian
Number 2
Youth career
Pittwater RSL
Manly United
2016 Sydney FC
2017 Central Coast Mariners
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017 North Shore Mariners 12 (0)
2018–2022 CCM Academy 48 (3)
2018–2022 Central Coast Mariners 54 (1)
2022– Hibernian 54 (3)
International career‡
2021–2022 Australia U23 8 (0)
2023– Australia 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 January 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 February 2024

Lewis Miller (born 24 August 2000) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a right back for Scottish Premiership club Hibernian and the Australia national team. [1]

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Club career

Central Coast Mariners

In October 2019, Miller signed a scholarship contract with Central Coast Mariners, following a strong pre-season. [2] 3 months later, in January 2020, he signed a two-year contract, upgrading him to a professional senior contract. [3]

Hibernian

In June 2022 Miller signed a three-year contract for Scottish side Hibernian, effective from 1 July. [4] He had been due to join Australian side Macarthur FC, having signed a pre-contract deal with them before the end of his contract at Central Coast Mariners, but then signed for Hibernian instead, netting Macarthur FC an undisclosed transfer fee. [5]

International career

Miller was first called up to the Australian under-23 side in October 2021, for 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification matches against Indonesia in Tajikistan. [6] He made his debut for the side against Indonesia on 26 October 2021, winning a penalty in a 3–2 win. [7] Miller was subsequently called up to the team for the final 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup in June 2022. [8]

He was selected by the senior Australian (Socceroos) team in October 2023. [9] Miller made his international debut on 13 October as a substitute against England at Wembley, [10] becoming the 635th Socceroo. [11] He made his first full appearance in the starting line-up on 16 November 2023 in a World Cup qualifier match against Bangladesh, in which his side won 7–0 at AAMI Park. [12] [13]

On 3 February 2024 Miller gave away a penalty and a direct free kick against South Korea at the quarter-finals of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, with both set pieces leading to South Korea scoring; the game would end in a 1–2 loss. [14]

Miller scored his first international goal on 10 October 2024, in a 3–1 win against China in 2026 World Cup qualifying. [15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 15 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Central Coast Mariners 2018–19 A-League Men 20————20
2019–20 A-League Men17010———180
2020–21 A-League Men130————130
2021–22 A-League Men22140———261
Total54150———591
Hibernian 2022–23 Scottish Premiership 1200040——160
2023–24 Scottish Premiership212103050—302
Total332107050—462
Career total873607050—1053

    International goals

    No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
    1.10 June 2024 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1–13–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

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    3. ↑ "Lewis Miller signs senior contract on the Coast". Central Coast Mariners. 14 January 2020.
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